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FAA accident report · Piper PA 46-350P · Jacksonville, TX · September 16, 2020

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Date
September 16, 2020 · 13:45 local
Place
Jacksonville, TX
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N972DD
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN20CA396
Reported as
Piper PA 46-350P
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
534 total10 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N972DDRegistered now · Piper PA 46-350PS/N 4636637 · Built 2014Airframe modelPiper PA 46-350PEngine modelLycoming TIO-540-AE2AReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot-receiving-instruction stated that they departed runway 32 at jso, making left traffic, with the intention to practice a power-off emergency landing starting from the downwind leg abeam the runway identification numbers. The throttle was reduced to idle at 1,300 ft and best glide speed (95 knots) was established. The pilot-receiving-instruction stated that he overshot final approach and attempted to turn back toward the runway centerline and land. The pilot-receiving-instruction noted that he observed a decreasing airspeed and that the flaps were not down. The airplane continued to descend despite a full increase in engine power for a go-around. The pilot-receiving-instruction stated that the airplane likely was at or near aerodynamic stall when it impacted terrain. The airplane crashed about 500 ft past the runway 32 threshold and about 10 feet off the right side of the runway. The airplane impacted hard and all three landing gear collapsed. The pilot and flight instructor reported no mechanical malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT-RECEIVING-INSTRUCTION STATED THAT THEY DEPARTED RUNWAY 32 AT JSO, MAKING LEFT TRAFFIC, WITH THE INTENTION TO PRACTICE A POWER-OFF EMERGENCY LANDING STARTING FROM THE DOWNWIND LEG ABEAM THE RUNWAY IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS. THE THROTTLE WAS REDUCED TO IDLE AT 1,300 FT AND BEST GLIDE SPEED (95 KNOTS) WAS ESTABLISHED. THE PILOT-RECEIVING-INSTRUCTION STATED THAT HE OVERSHOT FINAL APPROACH AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN BACK TOWARD THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE AND LAND. THE PILOT-RECEIVING-INSTRUCTION NOTED THAT HE OBSERVED A DECREASING AIRSPEED AND THAT THE FLAPS WERE NOT DOWN. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO DESCEND DESPITE A FULL INCREASE IN ENGINE POWER FOR A GO-AROUND. THE PILOT-RECEIVING-INSTRUCTION STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE LIKELY WAS AT OR NEAR AERODYNAMIC STALL WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN. THE AIRPLANE CRASHED ABOUT 500 FT PAST THE RUNWAY 32 THRESHOLD AND ABOUT 10 FEET OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED HARD AND ALL THREE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS THAT WOULD HAVE PRECLUDED NORMAL OPERATION OF THE AIRPLANE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN20CA396Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportJacksonville, TXThe student pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing approach and the exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack at low altitude resulting in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing was the instructor pilot’s failure to…Sep 16, 2020 · Substantial damage